Boat Builder Central

Jas, have you used Safety Deck? Know anything about how tough or stain resistant it is?

I think that water eventually finds its way everywhere. I have seen it get in any crack or crevice that it can. That foam resists for a long time but eventually... It will work its way past that foam too and into any void. Foam is a blessing and a curse.

That would be a REAL problem. Did you try softscrub, comet, or anything other than soap?

Agreed. I don't see how you could do it without having them printed at their intended size.

Not tryin to rock the boat, but I saw that another designer was making his plans available in PDF. He just did it in the past 2 months.
I was thinking how easy it would be either way... if one were to want to pirate the plans. I guess PDF would be really easy to distribute via the web.

We copy blue prints and site plans all the time. its about $5 per copy. Adds up quick.

Thanks!! I could tell, just by working with it, that the peel strength was less. I had never heard of that term, but found that sometimes I got a good bond and other times it wasn't so good. As for the compression. If I understand you correctly - 2 samples of foam core, each at 6# density the pvc wi...

Can one of y'all explain peel/shear strength? Sorry for my ignorance.

When I used coosa, it seemed so much better than the kledgecell that I had been using.

Anyon know how stain resistant the lighter colors are? This seems like a great option, as it seems more difficult to chip when things are dropped on it. If it stains easily or is hard to clean, it would be a serious drawback.

I have used Coosa extensively in a production boat rebuild. They make a 1.5" 20-25# density board for transoms. Lighter weight stuff for other parts depending. It holds a screw pretty well, but not as well in the lighter stuff. It is light, but not as light as divinicell/Kledgecell. It is also ...